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Policy Study

Occupational Licensing: Ranking the States and Exploring Alternatives

Policy Study 361

By Adam Summers
August 1, 2007

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Adam Summers is a senior policy analyst at Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets. He has written extensively on privatization, government reform, law and economics, and various other political and economic topics.

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